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Springburn Public Halls
Springburn Public Halls was a public events venue on Millarbank Street in Springburn, part of Glasgow, Scotland. The building, which was derelict for three decades before being demolished in 2012, was a Category B listed building. History Following significant population growth in the area, largely associated with the locomotive manufacturing industry, James Reid of Neilson and Company, Neilson, Reid & Co. decided to donate £12,000 to fund the building of a local events venue for the Springburn area. As part of this arrangement Glasgow Corporation committed to fund the Springburn Winter Gardens. The site that Reid selected, in Millarbank Street, was open ground adjacent to the Cowlairs Somerville Church. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Samuel Chisholm, in 1899. It was designed by William B. Whitie in the Renaissance architecture, Italian Renaissance style, built in red ashlar stone and was officially opened on 16 May 1902. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springburn Winter Gardens
The Springburn Winter Gardens is a former large winter garden located at Springburn Park in the Springburn district of the Scotland, Scottish city of Glasgow, constructed in 1900. The building was damaged in a storm and fell out of use in 1983 but was saved from planned demolition on 22 March 1985, when the Scottish Office included the structure on the Listed building, Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, at category A. History Springburn Park was opened by Glasgow Corporation in 1892 and laid out to a design by the City Engineer, A. B. McDonald. The local Reid family owned the nearby Neilson and Company, Hyde Park Locomotive Works and lived in a large mansion, Belmont House, located at the north side of the park. The family gifted a bandstand, built by the Saracen Foundry, to the park in 1893 and also donated £12,000 to build Springburn Public Halls. The condition was that the Glasgow Corporation should pay for a winter garden in the park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |